MeRGE-ing Development Teams
Providing our Team-as-a-Service capabilities to one of Kansas City’s top marketing agencies.
The Challenge at Hand
MeRGE was looking to expand its internal development team as a project came through its doors that required extra hands on deck. The engagement was not long enough to justify hiring internal team members but required enough work that a single contracted developer could not complete by themselves. They needed a team with integrated management that could augment their staff for a specific amount of time.
About MeRGE
MeRGE is a full-service digital marketing agency and community engagement platform with a passion and focus on all things health, wealth, and happiness in the world. They assist in merging storytelling and technology for leaders in a variety of industries.
The Objectives
MeRGE came to us with a long-term goal that was well established, but the individual objectives still needed to be finalized. Together, we defined the following objectives:
“MeRGE” with Another Team - Management Included
Team-as-a-Service doesn’t stop at the developers. Leadership stays involved throughout development.
Swap Out Development Resources as Needed
MeRGE’s roadmap was tight but robust. Bits and pieces of our entire team were needed.
Focus on Productivity and Efficiency
More hands usually make less work. In this case, more hands ensured more got done faster.
The Results
After it was all said and done, MeRGE was able to successfully finish the required project with an increased level of confidence in the final piece. What was originally out of reach for their original development team turned out to be fully achievable once integrated with the proper additional development resources.
The Highlights
Integrated Management Oversight
Rather than MeRGE having to oversee all of the work executed by their outsourced developers, our TaaS model integrated Lead Developers to relieve them of that burden. Their extensive development experience equipped them with the knowledge to troubleshoot development issues and accurately set expectations for future development work. Without these responsibilities, MeRGE’s leadership team was able to go about their regular business while knowing that the development work was still being adequately taken care of.
Interchangeable Development Skill Sets
As MeRGE’s project continued forward, they realized that they were going to need additional development skill sets than they initially intended. Rather than having to outsource yet another developer, our TaaS model allowed us to swap in and out developers, based on the product roadmap, without changing the original agreement with MeRGE.
Increased Efficiency & Productivity
With additional development resources now at their disposal, MeRGE was able to drastically increase their productivity levels going forward. The assigned software engineers were easily able to get up to speed on the tasks at hand and maintain stride with their internal development team, overall increasing their productivity levels.
